High power diode-pumped Nd:host lasers passively Q-switched at 1.3 /spl mu/m

Author

Agnesi, A. ; Dell´Acqua, S. ; Piccinini, E. ; Guandalini, A. ; Reali, G.C. ; Jabczynski, J.K. ; Kopczynski, K. ; Mierczyk, Z.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica, Pavia Univ., Italy

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. YAG:V crystals have been recently proposed as solid-state saturable absorbers for Q-switched neodymium lasers at 1-1.3 /spl mu/m. We report what we believe to be the first investigations on high-power passively Q-switched Nd:YAG, Nd:YAP and Nd:YVO/sub 4/ lasers operated at 1.3 /spl mu/m. These are known as the most efficient and readily available laser media at this wavelength. The pump source was a 12-W fiber-coupled diode array emitting near 810 nm.

Keywords

Q-switching; infrared sources; laser transitions; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; 1 to 1.3 mum; Nd:YAG lasers; Nd:YAP lasers; Nd:YVO/sub 4/ lasers; YAG:Nd; YAG:V; YAG:V crystals; YAl5O12:Nd; YAl5O12:V; YAlO/sub 3/:Nd; YVO/sub 4/:Nd; fiber-coupled diode array; high power diode-pumped Nd:host lasers; laser media; passively Q-switched; pump source; solid-state saturable absorbers; Absorption; Atmospheric measurements; Crystals; Diodes; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solid state circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909855

Filename

909855